In India, during the final years of British rule in World War II, an unjust arrest for rape sets off questions of identity and personal responsibility being explored against a background of war and personal intrigue.
Ronald Merrick
Sarah Layton
Susan Layton
Mildred Layton
Kevin Coley
Barbie Batchelor
Aunt Fenny
Ahmed Kasim
Hari Kumar
Nigel Rowan
Dimitri Bronowsky
Arthur Peplow
Guy Perron
Minnie
Nicky Paynton
Lady Manners
Colonel John Layton
Mabel Layton
Dicky Beauvais
Uncle Arthur
Teddy Bingham
Pandit Baba
Clarissa Peplow
Sister Ludmila
Daphne Manners
Ahmed Ali Gaffur Kasim Bahadur, the Nawab of Mirat
Mohammad Ali 'Mak' Kasim
'Sophie' Dixon
Suleiman
Captain Samuels
Aziz
Clara Fosdick
Macpherson
Jimmy Clarke
Lili Chatterjee
Aunt Shalini